Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-25

, checked pattern, the skirt cut into squares
and trimmed with small steel buttons,
the sleeves extend half wsy down upon
the dress, high turbau hat Of checked
cloth trimmed with bows of red ribbon
with grey loops.
White thread-lsce wells are approved in
Paris.
Lsce of all kinds is used once more.
| possible Venetian or Irish point is
adopted.
Green, red and black have proved the
/ fsvorite colors this season; and the gloves
always follow the lead.
Theater bonnets still continue to be
| fAvored-not for the opera, but in ell
other places otsmusemelF.
The fav0rIte bsll dress for little girls
IS OF white, cream or tinted yelling, with
lace cascades and ribbon f0ts for trim
ming.
TIE waking shoe is brosd and low of
| heel, and of ample size. The spring heel
shoe is universally worn BY children, and
even By some ladies.
The red slipper, with blsck patent
| leather tips, ike the black satin one, is
worn in the house with any costume no
MISTER what it's color may be.
Mantlee, redingotes, and newmaIkets,
popular as they are, are by no means Elk
clusively worn. Jackets still hold their
own, and appear il tempting variety.
Black lace novelties continue to be
adopted, only they are no longer made
| over colored slips. The ornaments are
steel or gold passemerterie, and il the
brighter tints are re qGired, the c0loring
Is confined to the bows Or SASH.
CordWork is q new form OF needle Gu
broidery, the cord being laid down be
meath the button-h5le stitching in lines
Of the pattern. II is pretty done or
white cord, with yellow silk, and darning
| is sometimes combined in forms of leaves.
At an English wedding IN nigh life at
teuded by number Of Americans, tbs
bridesmaids wore white corduroy velvet
gowns, trimmed with otter fur. Their
dresses were much admired. The brides
dress was of white brOsdcloth and white
velvet, similarly edged, and her princesse
bonnet had q narrow rim Of otter fur.
Ribbon braces for trimming simple cor
sages are very pretty and effective. The
ribbon is usually Of more andtastens on
the shoulder IN simple knot. At the
waist in the back the braces terminate in
knot and number of loops. In front
they finish with shower of long loops
and ends which fall low on the skirt.
~
NEW FANCY WORK.
Crocheted slippers: For invalids and
for chamber slippers they are almost
indispensable after you have once tried
the comfort of them.
Get one skein CT starlight zephyr Ger
mantoWp, and make g chain Of Il
/ stitches.
First row-One single crochet into
every stitch, taking back part OF esch
stitch, turn.
Second row-One single crochet into
each Of stitches, single crochet all in
next, l single crochet into each OF next G
stitches, turn. Repeat this second row
till you have 10 ridges OF 80 rows, count
ing rows to ridge; always work into
ba & part CT Stitch.
! Thirty first row-Now begin side OF
slipper; work eighteen single crochet
without increasing until you have fifteen
rows, or until long enough. Do Other
side same length and sew up st back Of
heel. Have ready some lambs wool soles
size Of shoe worn. Sew slippers to those
Around top of slippers crochet row OF
sOles for ribbon, finish Of holes with
shell-edge- Run il ribbon or cord and
| tassels.
Child's Argora hood-Use ADgors WOO
and small bone needles. A cheaper hood
may be msde by using Lady Grey OIL
Starlight Germantown yarn Cast on
seventy five stitches.
Kuit 40 stitches (all the work Is plain
garter stitch, leaving rest Of stitches or
needle. KEls back 10 stitches, then turn
agsin and knit 20 stitches, knit back &c
stitches, turn, knit 40 stitches, knif back
80. Knit ell the stitches the next time
This makes the hood : little deeper al
the top than at the sides. Knit SO plain
rows. Bind of 2G stitches Knit 81 rows
with the next % stitches for the crown
| Bind Of the LAST % stitches. Sew the
sides and crown together. Take up al
| the stitches at the neck, and knit Is rows
for cape. Put 6 row OF treble crochetfIl
round hood into every stitch TTimhGod
with knitted tufsing or swans down,
Add ribbon bows and strings.
EVA NJ. NILES.
-lChicsgo Inter Ocean.
| BABY AFGHAN.
| The handsome s. Afghan for a babY's
carriage that has come to our notice, is
made of light pink elder down flannel. l.
was two thirds covered with cresm white
lace. The edges of the lace, that Is the
embroidered edges, were placed toward
the center, leaving space there to be en-
broidered. The lace was caught down on
the flannel, with silks of shades of pink
and olive-green, the most prominent parts
of the lace being worked over with the
silks, giving 1t q most beautiful effect. A
spray of blossoms WAS embroidered in
the spSce in the middle. The fringe on
! the ends WAS made of pink worsted, tied
in. Suck fsnnel as thsr Of which this
was made can be purchased for Sl.20 ,
yard.